Traditionally Matariki was used to determine what season it was and it was also used to navigate the oceans.
In the old times if Matariki was clear and bright it meant that it was a great year to be planting and if the stars was closely bunched it meant that a cold winter was on its way.
Matariki is a name of a small cluster of stars also know as Pleiades.
Some people celebrate by flying kites it was originally know that it meant that it flutters closely to the stars.
For some reason Matariki literally meant eye of god.
There is many legends on how Matariki the small cluster of stars got up into the sky
Matariki was also the time where elders looked up into the sky and grieved for hose who died in the last year
There is six stars that are named and the last star is for any child who feels lonely to put there name on it
Matariki is a celebration of culture,langue,spirit and people.Speak Maori anytime anywhere.
Traditionally Matariki was used to determine what season it was and it was also used to navigate the oceans.